The Hives: Go Right Ahead
From the Swedish mop tops’ latest waxing. Saw ‘em last night, for about the hundredth time. They’re still the best live performers in rock’n’roll. Why they aren’t bigger than the…
June 2012
Unsurprising that Brazeau used sexist insult to attack female reporter
See for yourself, here. What is surprising that that PMSH appointed this knuckle dragging, self absorbed narcissist to the Senate in the first place. The story of his childish bullying…
Liberal Leadership Wednesdays: Coyne4Leader
Future CPC attack ad: “Deborah Coyne climbed Mount Kilimanjaro – were the Rockies not good enough for her?” It’s worth noting that at this stage in the Liberal Leadership Race,…
Some Doctors are Better Than Others!
Some doctors are better than others – ask anyone with an ageing parent or a complex child. Do you know any doctor who still makes house calls? I DO and…
Cathedral Bluffs, Scarborough (Toronto), sunrise, June 27
Hopped up on sugar and caffeine early this morning I had the bright idea of seeing if I could get to the Scarborough Bluffs in time for some sunrise photos.…
Calico cat
Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: 100 cats
Un conservateur à la tête du CA de Radio-Canada by Guillaume Bourgault-Côté
A Conservative is appointed Chair of CBC’s board of Directors.
Garnishee Tom’s pension first #nlpoli
Spendthrift finance minister Tom Marshall is willing to spend your money and mine to keep the Corner Brook paper mill afloat. As CBC tells us, Tom is keeping the options…
Unsurprising that Brazeau used sexist insult to attack female reporter
See for yourself, here. What is surprising that that PMSH appointed this knuckle dragging, self absorbed narcissist to the Senate in the first place. The story of his childish bullying…
The Realities Of The Child Soldier
I suppose I might feel differently about Omar Khadr if I hadn’t read a particular book, A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah. It provided indelible insights into both the…
Study: Number of Global Digital TV Homes Hits 675 Million by Stuart Kemp
Study shows that North America generates just over half the world’s pay TV revenue, which hit $176 billion in 2011 with pay TV penetration around the world now at 52…
Could it happen here? P3 hospital costs leading to meltdown of health care in the UK
If you wanted to see the future of Ontario’s health care, there used to be a time when you could simply fly to Tony Blair’s Britain and have a look.…
Vancouver news site praising CBOBC quickly becoming highly respected
“The Campaign to build One Big Campaign” (CBOBC) has become a near-unavoidable presence for progressive Canadians on the Internet,” says the Vancouver Observer. As one of the founders of CBOBC,…
Canada has three official languages: Inuit language, English and French
There has been some recent discussion in the media of whether bilingualism has failed in Canada. Most of the stories focus on how few people speak French in, say, Alberta.…
59 cents campaign: stand up for health care for refugees
On Facebook: We at the 59 Cents Campaign find the Canadian Government’s decision to cut portions of refugee healthcare by means of the Ministerial Order of Hon. Jason Kenney, published…
Killing The ELA
Forty-four years ago, the federal government established the Experimental Lakes Area. Peter Kent has announced that his ministry is eliminating the agency. Michael Harris reports that the ELA has a…
Are Autism Disorders Morphing Into Einstein Turing Syndrome?
Autism disorders are misrepresented in the mainstream media, on the internet and, as has been confirmed many times, in autism research which excludes those with severe autism disorders simply because…
4798…Here Is Why Sen Brazeau Flipped Out
Y’see the dude just doesn’t show up for work. People who have to show up for work, like his target, Jennifer Ditchburn of The Canadian Press, are not impressed by…
I want what my dog has – my MPs attention!
Recently I received an email from a close friend, not unusual, but what was in the email wasn’t our usual chit chat. She had included me in a list of…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, June 27, 2012: War on drugs ‘unsustainable,’ ex-justice Louise Arbour says Unified Family Court’s 35th Anniversary –…